Scott Worthington ExecutiveProducer
Colossalvision
Scott Worthington was born in Milwaukee,Wisconsin, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from TuftsUniversity and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.It was there that he discovered an intense interest in multi-mediaand video communication. From the creative role of artist andpainter he suddenly found himself involved in computer graphics,video filming, writing and production.
Mr. Worthington moved to New York in 1978 and worked in post production for Devlin Productions - editing commercials and event programs for Ford, Peugeot and PBS. It was here that he gained broader experience and expanded technical capacity in all aspects of production. While at Devlin he was offered and accepted a position with Sak's Fifth Avenue where he created a video department for the production of video training programs for their staff and sales force. These productions included production pieces on new product launch information for Clinique, Estee Lauder, Giorgio Armani and video market surveys in various locations of the United States.
In 1981, Worthington joined Macy's inNew York to design, implement and produce all of the programmingfor a video network. During his tenure at Macy's, he advancedto the position of Vice President of Corporate Communicationsin which his expertise was utilized in co-ordination and productionof all print, video and multimedia communications to Macy's nationwidechain of department stores. He wrote and produced corporate meetings,point-of-purchase, special event and documentary productions for:Guess Jeans, Thornton Bay, Estee Lauder, Liz Claiborne, Karl Lagerfeld,Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Cher, among others. Hisresponsibilities heightened significantly during the company'sChapter 11 bankruptcy filing and resulting turnaround recovery.His efforts to consistently bring important communications inevery format to all constituencies employees, shareholders,creditors, and media was noted as a key factor in helpingthe the company's reorganization team to add more than US$2 billionin value to the company. He also was co-developer of T.V. Macy'sproposed 24 hour cable television shopping network - a joint productionof Cablevision, Home Shopping Network, and 60 Minutes executiveproducer Don Hewitt.
Mr. Worthington left Macy's to capitalizeon the vast experience he had gained in the corporate field andformed the Worthington Group, a communications consulting company.The firm developed communications plans and programs for clients,including the Home Shopping Network, Meridian Ventures, FederatedDepartment Stores and Alco Standard.
In 1995 Mr. Worthington met David Niles and together they formed magic(window)group, a company focused primarily on the creation and production of HDTV for large-scale venues. This alliance produced programming and special events for Macy's and its parent company Federated Department Stores, Merrill Lynch, Nortel/Bay Networks and EMC2. Their creation and production of "Show Me New York" an HDTV/theatre travelogue spectacular gave visiting tourists a thrilling immersion in the sights and sounds of New York City. They produced another critically acclaimed HDTV installation in the Macyland attraction at Macy's Herald Square flagship store.
Early in 1998, Colossalvision was established by Niles and Worthington. From their new studios, built and designed by Niles located at 26 Broadway, they provide clients with the highest standard of HDTV production and post-production.
